What Wealthsimple's terms say
Wealthsimple's terms of service and privacy policy have 54 rated points: 2 serious, 23 bad, 19 worth knowing and 10 good. 50 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 4 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Wealthsimple
Serious 2
Your personal information may be collected, regardless of whether you interacted directly with the service or not
They store data on you even if you did not interact with the service
Your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training
Bad 22
Location data may be collected, used and/or shared
This service may collect, use, and share location data
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage.
Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to you
This service assumes no liability for unauthorized access to your personal information
This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates
Many different types of personal data are collected
Extra data may be collected about you through promotions
App required for this service requires broad device permissions
Third-party cookies are used for statistics
Information is gathered about you through third parties
You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels
Your personal information is used for many different purposes
Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation
Your profile is combined across various products
Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising
Your biometric data is collected
Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction
Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you
Third-party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions
Third party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions
You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting
Third-party cookies are used for advertising
Worth knowing 18
First-party cookies are used
You should revisit the terms periodically, although in case of material changes, the service will notify
The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements
The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
[DEPRECATED] The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers
The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers
Third parties are involved in operating the service
Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed
No warranty is made regarding an uninterrupted, timely, secure and/or error-free experience
The service provider makes no warranty regarding uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free service
Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder
Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision
The court of law governing the terms is in location X
The court of law governing the terms is in Ontario, Canada
You agree to comply with the law of the service's country
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics
Your personal data is aggregated into statistics
This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
Blocking first-party cookies may limit your ability to use the service
Blocking first party cookies may limit your ability to use the service
Good 8
Information is provided about security practices
Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
Information is provided about what kind of information they collect
Information is provided about how your personal data is used
This service claims that your personal data is not being sold
Your personal data is not sold
You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
Staff at this organisation receive training about handling data
A complaint mechanism is provided for the handling of personal data
You can opt out of targeted advertising
If you have a Wealthsimple account
Bad 1
Your provided identifiable information is actively checked by the service
Worth knowing 1
Your private content may be accessed by people working for the service
Good 2
Two factor authentication is provided for your account
You can opt out of receiving promotional communications
You can opt out of promotional communications
The documents
- Terms of Use ↗
- Privacy Policy ↗
- Cookie Policy ↗
- Conflicts of Interest Disclosure ↗
- AI Disclosure ↗
- Client Code ↗
Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.